2010年1月18日星期一

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Gates praises India restraint after Mumbai attacks (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 04:23 PM PST

U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates visits the I.J.P. (ISAF Joint Command) at Kabul International Airport December 9, 2009.  REUTERS/Justin Sullivan/Pool/FilesReuters - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, flying to New Delhi, praised India's restraint and statesmanship following the 2008 Mumbai attacks and remarked at how both India and Pakistan have kept tensions at a "manageable level."


U.N. panel re-examines Himalayan glacier thaw report (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 09:28 AM PST

Kashmiri horsemen walk over a glacier near Sheshnag near Srinagar in this June 12, 2006 file photo.The U.N. panel of climate scientists said on Monday it was reviewing a report containing a little-known projection that Himalayan glaciers might vanish by 2035, a finding trenchantly criticised by the government. REUTERS/Jayanta Shaw/FilesReuters - The U.N. panel of climate scientists said on Monday it was reviewing a report containing a little-known projection that Himalayan glaciers might vanish by 2035, a finding trenchantly criticised by the government.


India says to sign fighter jet deal with Russia (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 07:12 AM PST

Indian air force MIG-29 aircrafts fly during an air show at the Bhuj airbase, about 350 km west from Ahmedabad in this February 15, 2007 file photo. Russia will supply more than two dozen MiG-29 fighter jets to India's navy in a $1.2 billion deal to be finalised this week, a defence ministry official said on Monday. REUTERS/Amit Dave/FilesReuters - Russia will supply more than two dozen MiG-29 fighter jets to India's navy in a $1.2 billion deal to be finalised this week, a defence ministry official said on Monday.


U.S. and U.N. boost Haiti aid security as food drops in (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 04:30 PM PST

Looters fight for goods taken from a destroyed store in Port-au-Prince January 18, 2010. REUTERS/Carlos BarriaReuters - U.S. troops protected aid handouts and the United Nations sought extra peacekeepers in earthquake-shattered Haiti on Monday as marauding looters emptied wrecked shops and desperate survivors began to receive medical care and air-dropped food.


India, EU to focus on trade deal hurdles next week (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 04:39 AM PST

A container is prepared prior to being loaded onto a ship in Kerala in this July 2009 file photo. Indian and European negotiators will focus on whittling down differences over market access and intellectual property rights when they meet next week to push for a bilateral trade pact, a European diplomat said on Monday. REUTERS/Sivaram V/FilesReuters - Indian and European negotiators will focus on whittling down differences over market access and intellectual property rights when they meet next week to push for a bilateral trade pact, a European diplomat said on Monday.


Henry to escape punishment over handball (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 10:54 AM PST

France's Thierry Henry reacts in their World Cup qualifying playoff return leg match against Ireland in Saint Denis in this November 18, 2009 file photo. Henry will not be punished over the handball incident which led to his team's equaliser in the 1-1 World Cup qualifying playoff against Ireland, FIFA said on Monday. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/FilesReuters - France striker Thierry Henry will not be punished over the handball which led to the decisive goal in the World Cup qualifying playoff against Ireland and sparked one of the biggest outcries in the competition's history.


Kabul "under control" after brazen Taliban assault (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 07:20 AM PST

A video grab shows police forces leaving in a vehicle in Kabul January 18, 2010.Taliban gunmen, some wearing suicide vests, launched a commando-style assault on Kabul on Monday, attacking banks, a shopping mall and Afghan government ministries. REUTERS/Reuters TV/FilesReuters - Taliban gunmen launched a brazen assault on the centre of Kabul on Monday, with suicide bombers blowing themselves up at several locations and militants battling security forces from inside a shopping centre engulfed in flames.


Boeing to invest $100 mln in Nagpur maintenance unit (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 04:26 AM PST

A file photo of Boeing India President Dinesh Keskar during a news conference in Mumbai, July 23, 2008.  Boeing Co will supply India's national airline, Air India, with its first 787 Dreamliner in 2011, and invest $100 million in building a unit to maintain it, Keskar said on Monday. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - U.S. aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co will supply the national airline, Air India, with its first 787 Dreamliner in 2011, and invest $100 million in building a unit to maintain it, its India chief said on Monday.


Pakistan accuses India of "unprovoked" border fire (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 03:46 AM PST

Pakistani rangers stand near the Indian (R) and Pakistani national flags during an annual fair near Pakistan border in Chamliyal, 45 km (28 miles) west of Jammu, June 26, 2008. Pakistani and Indian forces  exchanged fire across their border at the weekend, a Pakistani spokesman said.  REUTERS/Amit Gupta/FilesReuters - Pakistani and Indian forces exchanged fire across their border at the weekend, a Pakistani spokesman said on Monday, the latest in a series of incidents raising tension between the nuclear-armed rivals.


Google probing possible inside help on attack (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 04:33 AM PST

A woman takes a picture of flowers delivered by Chinese Google users outside Google China headquarters in Beijing January 14, 2010. Google is investigating whether one or more employees may have helped facilitate a cyber-attack that the U.S search giant said it was a victim of in mid-December, two sources told Reuters on Monday. REUTERS/Jason LeeReuters - Google is investigating whether one or more employees may have helped facilitate a cyber-attack from China that the U.S search giant said it was a victim of in mid-December, two sources told Reuters on Monday.


Maoists blow up mobile network in Gaya district (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 03:39 AM PST

Reuters - Maoist rebels blew up three mobile phone towers, destroyed railway tracks and forced shops to close during a day-long strike in Bihar on Monday, police said.

Three Americans, not 30, injured in Haiti - CNN (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 09:45 AM PST

Reuters - Three Americans, not 30 as reported earlier by CNN, were injured outside the U.S.-controlled Port-au-Prince airport, the news channel said.

Timing of easy policy exit a challenge - RBI (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 02:34 AM PST

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Duvvuri Subbarao in New Delhi in this July 31, 2009 file photo. The timing and sequence of exit from an easy policy is still a challenge, Reserve Bank of India Governor Duvvuri Subbarao said. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - The timing and sequence of exit from an easy policy is still a challenge, Reserve Bank of India Governor Duvvuri Subbarao said on Monday.


India rally after Tendulkar's 44th test ton (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 05:03 AM PST

India's fielders congratulate Zaheer Khan (3rd L) after he dismissed Bangladesh's Tamim Iqbal during the second day of the first cricket test match in Chittagong January 18, 2010. REUTERS/Andrew BirajReuters - Sachin Tendulkar smashed a 44th test century for India before Bangladesh lost three quick wickets to end the second day of the first test on 59 for three on Monday.


Global tourism to grow 3-4 pct in 2010 - U.N. body (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 04:43 AM PST

Tourists enjoy water and warm weather at the Playa del Ingles beach on Spain's Canary Island of Gran Canaria January 11, 2010. The World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) is predicting global tourism growth of between 3 and 4 percent in 2010 after a fourth-quarter recovery in 2009, the U.N. body's secretary general said on Monday. REUTERS/Borja SuarezReuters - The World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) is predicting global tourism growth of between 3 and 4 percent in 2010 after a fourth-quarter recovery in 2009, the U.N. body's secretary general said on Monday.


Turk who shot Pope John Paul released from prison (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 05:20 AM PST

Mehmet Ali Agca, the man who shot Pope John Paul II in 1981, in Istanbul in this January 20, 2006 file photo. Mehmet Ali Agca, was released from a Turkish prison on Monday, nearly 30 years after the assassination attempt in St. Peter's Square. REUTERS/Cihan News Agency/FilesReuters - The man who tried to kill Pope John Paul II nearly 30 years ago was released from a Turkish prison on Monday, rekindling the mystery over whether he acted alone or had been hired by a Soviet-era secret service.


Sharapova makes early exit from Australia (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 12:47 AM PST

Russia's Maria Kirilenko (R) shakes hands with compatriot Maria Sharapova at the conclusion of their match during the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne January 18, 2010.  Kirilenko upset the 14th seed. REUTERS/Tim WimborneReuters - Maria Sharapova's belated return to the Australian Open ended swiftly on Monday when the former world number one was knocked out just hours after the first grand slam of 2010 began.


Google probing possible inside help on attack - sources (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 02:46 AM PST

A photo of the Google Inc. logo is shown on a computer screen in San Francisco, California July 16, 2009. Google is investigating whether one or more employees may have helped facilitate a cyber-attack that the U.S search giant said it was a victim of in mid-December. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith/FilesReuters - Google is investigating whether one or more employees may have helped facilitate a cyber-attack that the U.S search giant said it was a victim of in mid-December, two sources told Reuters on Monday.


Afghan forces seize besieged Kabul shopping centre (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 01:29 AM PST

Smoke rises from a shopping mall after a Taliban attack in Kabul January 18, 2010. Afghan security forces took control of a besieged shopping centre in the capital on Monday after a standoff with Taliban fighters holed up inside the flaming building, a security source said. REUTERS/Ahmad MasoodReuters - Afghan security forces took control of a besieged shopping centre in the capital on Monday after a standoff with Taliban fighters holed up inside the flaming building, a security source said.


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